--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It was early evening twilight when we…" description: "\"“It was early evening twilight when we came around a corner… and there in the road was a red deer stag. He leapt up the bank beside the road and then p..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/michelle-frost-23707_love_it-was-early-evening-twilight-when-we-ca_152724.jpg" --- # It was early evening twilight when we came around a… ![“It was early evening twilight when we came around a corner… and there in the road was a red deer stag. He leapt up the bank beside the road and then paused, looking back over his shoulder as we passed. Like a scene in a dream I watched him as he watched me. He was so close… so still and so…” quote by Michelle Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/michelle-frost-23707_love_it-was-early-evening-twilight-when-we-ca_152724.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/michelle-frost-23707_love_it-was-early-evening-twilight-when-we-ca_152724.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/michelle-frost-23707_love_it-was-early-evening-twilight-when-we-ca_152724.jpg) > ““It was early evening twilight when we came around a corner… and there in the road was a red deer stag. He leapt up the bank beside the road and then paused, looking back over his shoulder as we passed. Like a scene in a dream I watched him as he watched me. He was so close… so still and so beautiful. There was an instant of knowing that my heart was as trapped in this beautiful wildness as my eyes were caught in his calm curious gaze. It was a slowly growing realisation that I had fallen in love a third time… with this lovely, cold strange world of water and stone, sharp light and deep shadows. And I would never be the same again.”” [Michelle Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-frost/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator experiences a profound, almost mystical connection with a red deer, leading to an epiphany of love for the wild, transformative world. **In simple terms:** Seeing a deer sparked deep love for nature’s wild beauty. Key Takeaway Allow nature’s moments to transform your heart. 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